Li Ling (shot putter)

Li Ling
Personal information
Born (1985-02-07) February 7, 1985
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight 110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Country  China
Sport Women's athletics
Event(s) Shot put
Coached by

Cong Yuzhen

Kirsten Hellier

Li Ling (Chinese: 李玲; pinyin: Lǐ Líng; born 7 February 1985) is a Chinese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 19.95 metres, set in Wiesbaden.

She initially finished fifth in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, but was retroactively ranked fourth after the winner, Nadzeya Ostapchuk, was disqualified for failing a drug test.[1] On 20 August 2016, the IOC announced Yevgeniya Kolodko, the Russian silver medalist of women's shot put at 2012 Summer Olympic Games, failed anti-doping test. If the International Olympic Committee decides to reallocate medals, Li might be awarded the Bronze medal.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  China
2004 Asian Junior Championships Ipoh, Malaysia 1st 16.08 m
2005 Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 3rd 18.04 m
Asian Indoor Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st 18.20 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 13th (q) 16.94 m
World Cup Athens, Greece 5th 19.05 m
Asian Games Doha, Qatar 1st 18.42 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 4th 19.38 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 13th (q) 17.76 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 14th 17.94 m
2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong 1st 17.95 m
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 1st 19.94 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 4th 19.71 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 3rd 19.63 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 6th 18.39 m

References

  1. ↑ "IOC withdraws gold medal from shot put athlete Nadzeya Ostapchuk". Olympic News. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "IOC sanctions Evgeniia Kolodko for failing anti-doping test at London 2012". Olympic News. Retrieved 20 August 2016.


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